

blue: 
_ very rosettes. 
4/146 oz. 85e. 
foliage. Edgings. 
CENTAUREA PULCHERRIMA—erbx (3) 20. 
‘golden yellowness, 
plant for the hardy perennial border. 
CENTAUREA ROSE DELIGHT—ecbx (2-3)30. 
‘all above. 
CANTERBURY BELLS. 
The Canterbury Bells, botanically Campanula medium, 
are old-fashioned garden flowers that bring back to most 
of us pleasant memories of young days. 
CANTERBURY BELLS SINGLE MIXED—ebx(2-3)30. 
Big 
pitcher-bells with fluted edges, in rosy pink, white and blue 
light or dark. Pkt. 5c; % oz. 20c. 
CANTERBURY BELLS CUP AND SAUCER MIXED— 
Here each big bell has under it a wide saucer-shaped calyx 
Pkt. 10c; 1/16 oz. 25c. 
Cupid’s Dart. Long-lived, 
in like color to the bell itself. 
CATANANCHE—ecbdkt (2- 3) 28. 
greatly ‘hardy, drought resistant. Cuts well. Flowers: in 
big sheafs on long slender stems. C. COHRRULEA—Soft 
Pkt. 10c. C. COERULEA BICOLOR—Silvery white, 
blue at center. Pkt. 10c; 1/16 oz. 25e. (Plants, either va- 
riety, each 25c; 3 for 70c.) 
CELMISIA CORIACEA — rebkt(2-3)36. Great Silver-leaf 
Daisy: of New eines Enormous white flowers over sil- 
t. 15¢ 
EASY HARDY CENTAUREAS 
. For quick and robust brilliance, few flowers rank above the 
perennial Centaureas. Of the easiest possible culture. 
CENTAUREA ATROPURPUREA—ecbx(8)28. Showy blos- 
see ‘soms, rose-tinted maroon or yellow. Pkt. 10c; ¥% oz. 25c. 
CENTAUREA BABYLONICA — ebox(3)100. Spectacular 
Corn-flower of Babylon. Stately, silvery-leafed pillars, set 
closely with tassel ‘blossoms of rich yellow. Pkt. 15c; 
(Plants, each 30c; 3 for 70c.) 
CENTAUREA BELLA—erx(2)(8)16. Caucasian Beauty. 
Multitudes of lilac-pink blossoms, fringed and starry, each 
on its own slender stem. Foliage in thick mat spreads, 
leaves like silvered feathers. Cliffs of the Caucasus. Cut- 
ting, edging, rock garden or carpeting. Pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. 
5c. (Plants, each 25c; 3 for 70c; 10 for $2.00.) 
ENTAUREA CANDIDISSIMA—egdkt. Silvery, feathery 
Senecio leucostachys. Pkt. 10c; 1/16 oz. 20c. 
CENTAUREA GLASTIFOLIA—Finest golden yellow. Oddly 
winged stems. Plants only, each 50c. 
Very large 
fluffy flowers of rosy lilac. Foliage silvered. Particularly 
good. Pkt. 15c. (Plants, each 30c.) 
CENTAUREA MACROCEPHALA — ecbx(3)45. Richest 
fullest doubleness, flowers of immense 
size, the largest in hardy Centaurea. This is a spectacular 
Pkt. 10c; 4 oz. 25¢e; 
(Plants, each 30c; 8 for 85c; 10 for $2.40.) 
Big double 
flowers of rosy lilac, edged with pink lace. Compact, but 
exceedingly floriferous. Fullest recommendation. Species 
near Dealbata but better; formerly offered as Rigidifolia. 
Pkt. 10c; % oz. 30c; % oz. 50c. (Plants, each 30c.) 
CENTAUREA SCABIOSA—*ecbx(2)40. Big double blos- 
soms of just that rich and glowing purple-violet that is 
ealled royal. The flowers, full-centered and showy, are 
carried on long stems for more than two months. Foliage 
slashed and decorative. Cuts well. Fullest recommendation. 
Pkt. 10c; 4% oz. 30c. (Plants, each 25c; 3 for 70c.) 
CENTAUREA STENOLEPIS—ecbx(3)40. The big lavender 
blossoms, fringed and tasselled, come from buds ‘hidden in 
brown basketry. Fine for cutting. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 35c. 
OFFER 97A52—One pkt. each of the 9 for 90c. 
OTHER GOOD CENTAUREAS—Priced per pkt. Carniolica 
15¢c; Chrysolepis 15c, 41/16 oz. 25c; Clementi (identification 
uncertain) 10c; Dichroantha 10c; Graeca 10c, 1% oz. 30c; 
Jacea 10c; Kotschyana 10c; Leucolepis 15c; Melanocephala 
10c; Amara 10c, 1/1 oz. 25¢; Micrantha 10c, 1% oz. 30c; 
Montana Blue 10c, 4 oz. 30c; Nigra 10c; Nigrescens 10c; 
Orientalis 10c; Oxylepis 10c; Paniculata 10c; Phrygia (very 
good) 15c, 1/16 oz. 30c; Plumosa 15c; Pulchella 10c; Ros- 
anini 10c; Rupestris Mixed Colors (good) 15c, 1/16 oz. 25c; 
Rupestris Bronze Selections 15c; Sadleriana 10c; Salonitana 
(soft yellow, foliage silvery) 10c, (plants, each 25c, 3 for 
70¢) ; Salmantica (Broom Cornflower) 15c, (plants, each 
30¢) ; Scabiosa spinulosa (colors varied) 10c; Sordida (colors 
varied) 10c; Serbani 10c; Stenophylla 10c; Summer Bouquet 
(particularly good) 20c, (plants, each 35c); Tauscheri (rec- 
ommended) 15e, 1/16 oz. 35c, (plants, each 25c) ; FRITSCHI, 
(tall, rich violet blossoms all summer, cuts well) 10c, 4 oz. 
380c, (plants, each 25c, 3 for 65c). OFFER 98A52—One pkt. 
4 oz. 40ce. 
each of the 83 for $3.00. 
CENTAUREA HARDY BLEND—Splendid mixture; includes 
Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25¢; 4% oz. 40c;.1 oz. $1.25. 
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CARNATIONS 
Eyen the name is key to memory delight. Rich, spicy 
perfumes, sheafs of garden beauty, cut flowers to fill many 
a vase, all here. Reasonably garden-hardy. 
CARNATION THOUSAND BEAUTIES—ecbx(3)20. Great 
sheafs of long-stemmed, sweetly fragrant double flowers that 
always are in tones of pink, from chamois, through salmon, 
to rose. Pkt. 15c, 3 pkts. for 40c. 
CARNATION RED GRENADIN—ebx (2-3)15. Double flowers 
of rich and intense red-maroon, exceedingly showy. Com- 
pact plants, each a bouquet. Pkt. 15c; 3 for 40c. 
CARNATION SUPERGIANT BLEND—ecbx(3)25. Flowers 
of immense size, sometimes three inches across, fully 
doubled. Likely largest in bloom of winter-hardy Carna- 
tions. Sweet, piquant perfume; excellent color range. 
Splendid for cutting, stems long. Pkt. 20c; 1/22 oz. 40ce. 
CARNATION CHABAUD DEEP YELLOW—A really rich 
yellow. Spicy fragrance. Hardy. Pkt. 15c. 
OFFER 96A52—One pkt. each of the 4 for 55c. 
CEPHALARIA 
Gigantic Seabiosa-flowers, high-held on long and graceful 
curving stems in striking decorative effect. They cut well. 
CEPHALARIA TATARICA—ecbx(3)85. Tallest. Blossoms 
like great fluffy Scabiosas of creamy yellow, stems long and 
graceful.. Pkt. 10c; 4 oz. 30c; 1 oz. $1:00. (Plants, 
each 25c; 3 for 70c.) 
CEPHALARIA SUNSHINE VARIETY—Soft sunlight yel- 
low. Compared with last, a trifle lower, flowers carried 
more closely, stems less arching, blooming season longer. 
Pkt. 10c; % oz. 20c;:-% oz. 35c; 1 oz. $1.25. (Plants, each 
25c; 3 for 70c; 10 for $2.10.) 
OTHER GOOD CEPHALARIAS—Priced per pkt. Alpina 
15c; Graeca 10c, 1% oz. 20c; Laevigata 10c; Tchihatchewi 
10c; Corniculata (latest, all autumn, good) 15c, % oz. 265c. 
OFFER 99A52—One pkt. each of the 7 for 70c. 
HARDY CEPHALARIAS MIXED—Many species, surprising- 
ly variable. Pkt. 10c; 44 oz. 35c; 1 oz. $1.25. 
GOLDEN ASTER 
Perhaps the best of all the hardy perennial ‘‘Golden 
Asters” is richly flowered Chrysopsis mariana. Its very 
name describes it, for “looks like gold” is about Chrysopsis 
in translation. You will like it. ecbdkt(4)25. Pkt. 15c; 
3 pkts. for 40c; 10 for $1.10. 
OTHER CHRYSOPSIS SPECIES—At 15c¢ the pkt. Decum- 
bens, Amplifolia, Faleata, Graminifolia. 
CENTRANTHUS ANGUSTIFOLIUS—“*ercbx(2-5)25.  Clus- 
tered blossoms of exquisite coral pink, glow of an Indian 
summer sunset. Pkt. 15c. 
CENTRANTHUS RUBER—*ecobx(2-5)28. Hardy Valerian. 
Flowers that range from pure rose, through red, to crim- 
son. Easy, attractive, long in bloom. Pkt. 10c. (Plants, 
each 30c, 3 for 85c, full color range.) CENTRANTHUS 
RUBER ALBA—Jupiter’s Beard. Pure white. Pkt. 15c. 
CERASTIUM TOMENTOSUM—eregx(2)12. Close foliage- 
spreads that rise and fall like the swell of a ‘silvery sea; 
flowers of seafoam whiteness above. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 30ce. 
CERATOSTIGMA PLUMBAGINOIDES—Here is indigo vivid- 
ness, blossoms of clean blue brilliance hide the ten-inch 
mounds of plants from mid-summer until mid-autumn. Then 
the flowers fall, and the hidden red calyces emerge to give 
a warm glow to cold days. From China. Illustrated page 24. 
Plants only. Each 30c; 3 for 85c; 10 for $2.50. 
CERATOSTIGMA WILMOTTIANUM—kKt.(8)48. A rarer 
species from Szechuan, with many slender branches and de- 
cumbent tendencies. Flowers of intense blue in close ter- 
minal clusters. Ever-blooming, or near that. Needs pro- 
tection in winter, straw or leaves. 8 seeds for 25c. 
CHAENORRHINUM ORIGANIFOLIUM — *erx(8)8. From 
peaks of the Pyrenees comes this dainty summer-long de- 
light, myriad baby Snapdragons in rich royal purple, from 
June till winter. Pkt. 15c; 3 for 40c. (Plants, each 25c.) 
CICHORIUM INTYBUS—ebnkt (2-4) 60. Blue Sailors or 
Wild Chicory. No more vivid blue. An attractive, sound 
perennial, worthy the garden or may be naturalized. Pkt. 
10e; % oz. 25c; % oz. 40e. 
CIRSIUM MONSPESSULANUM—“ecbx (2-4)40. Fluffy dou- 
ble ‘blossoms of pink-lavender on high stems. Basal foliage 
of emerald, but stem-wings of lettuce green. A harmless 
and showy Thistle-cousin. Pkt. 15c. (Plants, each 30c.) 
